Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-31
Chronic Bronchitis.

Chronic Bronchitis is also an inflamma.
ton OF the mucus membrane Of bronchial
tubes But tuis form more often occurs
later In life. When cold settles on the
lungs the disease either ends in bronc tits
or pneumonia II it ends in bronchitis, It
usua y passes off rs cold in the chest, and
still the patient does not feel entirely well.
He feels tired and languid, and is incapa-
BILE of taking his usual amount of exercise,
and experiences shortness OF breath with
more or less w4rmth in the palms of his
hands. Soon after this cough ppears, &C.
companied by an expectoralion of thick
mucus, followed by a hectic flush, loss OF
flesh and stsength, and night sweats con-
tinue, when the patient assum $ all the ap-
pearance OF having a genuine case o. con-
sumption. But this is simply catarrh Of the
lungs, or chronic bronchitis.
Iu the latter stages of the disease the mu-
Gus membrane of the larger bronchial tubes
softens. while the smaller tubes and air
cells of the lungs the mucus membrane be-
| comes congested and indamed. There are
no ctvities or tubercles in the lungs, but
merely wasting away of the larger bron-
struc,ion of the bronchial tubes and air
cells Of the lungs The patient dies from
exhaustion aud and suffocation, being una
BILE to eXpectorate the mucus which accum-
ulates in the passage leading to the lungs,
which in some cases is slicky and small in
quantity, but more comm My cOpiOus. of q
light straw or yellowish green. Oitentimes
streaks of blood make their appearance In
the mucus, and at times there Is a disagree
abe smell. Persons thus afflicted are very
liable to take cold. at which time the mucus
becomes lear and frothy and is OF uncom-
,aonly the case that the patient dies in one
Humid bronchitis (from humere, to be
mOisO is so called from the profuse quantf-
ty of ,watery secretions which comes from
tn the air passages of the lungs; Al times It
egg. This form of disease usually attacks
old people.
Dry bronchitis. This disease, the very
opposite OF the above, Is very common
themselves as quite healthy are to day un-
der its influence. and are slowly but surely
becoming the victims OF this treacherous
complaint. This is the most insidious OF all
pulmonary diseases. There may at first be
a slight hacking cough, and an expect0ra-
ton Of a blush white mucu, And herein
lies the danger. This mucus inhabiting the
air cells of the mugs, being dihcults to
raise, after 1t becomes solidifed, perma-
nently obstructing portions OF the lungs,
causing shOrtness OF breath, ana feel1ng
ter meals or a slight exertfon. After time
the cough becomes more severe ana comes
on in parOxysms, and as the shortness OF
breath increases, 1t almost assumes the
brane also becomes more and more thick (,
ened, which arises from the frequent fresh
cold, and the patient at last becomes fully
aware of the terrible changes that have ta-
are sure to follow.
Inhalation is the only system which will
cure these diseases and yet the treatment
OF the two forms are entirely different. In
the one we must allay the irritation, while
in the other we must stimulate healthy
action.
This will convince us of the necessity of
fully understanding the system OF medicat-
ed inhalations In the treatment of the vari-
Gus diseases of the pulmonary org ans, for
when properly applied tn re is no system
of medicine to be compared to It,
Persons desiring treatment by this system
of practice can use the remedy at home as
well as at our office, and which will cause
no Inconvenience Or hindrance to business
whatever.
have seen so many of these cases cured
that do not consider any case hopeless un-
less the disease had advanced to the chest
and that both lungs are ser ously involved.
Even then the inhalations aid us In dissolv-
ing the mucus and in contracting aud heal
ing the cavities, which nothing else can do
with the same success.
The very best references from those al
ready cured.